Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-30
THE NATIONS SERVANTS.

A rarif Bill from a Republican-Car-
isles Arbitrary Wnys-Where Con-
gressmen Were born.
Washington letter: General Browne,
OF Indiana, who is one Of the oldest re-
publican members in the house and q
member of the committee on ways and
means, is compiling q tariff bill which is
intended to meet the views of his party.
He proposes to abolish the tobacco tax
thus reducing the governments income
about $50 600 900 a year, and to place
sugar, lumber, salt ana some OF tho
other necessarIes OF life, which are NOT
produced In anything like the quantities
to meet the demand on the free list. He
will also reduce the duty on the common
articles OF wooiens and clothing general.
iy, and, IN brief, meet the demands OF
the masses in q general reduction of the
n~ecessasies of life without lmpRiripg the
present protection to labor, and the
manufacturing interests. He believes
that his measure will receive the general
support of his party and that the re-
Ipubiicans should, as soon as possible,
lay before the house their ideas OF tariff
kOkObM oha dOb MnApj tll1A 9H6 u6LDGCEhbb
agree upon q bill which the republicans
will have to support.
Speaker Carlisle ia accused OF ar
bitrarily controlling the legislation Of
the house. Some of the Oldest members
in both parties say that when the speak
er is asked to recognize o member for the
purpose OF moving Q suspension of the
rules for the consideration Of q measure,
| Ea nnvnP nruaa a Par1p until ho Epnuo
what bill is to be called up. IL he is
opposed to the measure he refuses 10
recognize the member making the APP
| pllcation, and gives as his reason that
he is opposed to the bill. This ys very
unusual. While Mr.. Randall was speak.
or he steadily refused, when asked for
recognition under suspension of the
rules, to learn what measure wRs to be
called up by the motion. because, he
said, he did not van TO be preludiced
one way OF the other; that it was only O
question OF available time and the
praotlcability of going oHt
Of the regular order. Other
speakers have followed the same course.
Under the practice of Speaker
i Gariisis * Seces.es Iscsc:.ie:y-:ms.ssss;
BILE for a member tomove a suspension
of the rules for the passage of . measure
unless the speaker approves OF tue pro-
posed legislation. During the lest
session the speaker was im~portuned q
number OF times by members who want.
ed to move to suspend the rules for the
consideration OF various general pension
bills and the Blair educational bill. Mr.,
Carliale, whom told what would come ur
under the motions, frankly said that he
opposed the proposed legislation and foi
that reason could not give recognition
New York state has this distinction OF
being the birthplace OF Q majority of the
men in this congress. Ohio, which has
heretofore led, is third. Pennsylvania
is before her. In New York we're born
htty.one OF The men now serving In
congress. Texas has but d native
at the capitol Thirty mine OF the
members were born in Pennsylvania ant
have nursed the principles Of protection
from her breast. Thirty. eight, only on4
less, first saw she light in the Buckley,
state, and twen.y-three first opened
their syes TO the blue grass Of Kentucky
Virginia comes next with twenty-on,
lof the mi of her soil sitting as law
makers at the capitol. There are nine.
teen natives OF North Carolina in CON,
gress, while the old commonwealth o
Massachusetts can claim maternity owe
but sixteen. The District Of Oolumbi
has one man in the house, Arkansas ha
but two, Iowa and Florida one each
Maine nine, New Hampshire six an,
. Vermont nine. Little Rhode Island ha
|, FIVE ons who can talk into the Con.
gressional Record. Connections has on
less. and New Jersey and Delaware eacI
have four. There are thirteen congress
men who sing Maryland" and fouv
teen who were born under The shade q
the palmetto tree, Mississippi point
with pride TO six sons in congress en-
, West Virginia goes her one better
There are ten Michiganders and sixtee
Georgia crackers. The natives OF Mis-
sissippi number ten. Those born i
Louisiana are bnt half that number
There are but six men in congress Dor
IN the great state OF Illinois, Will
Wisconsin's pride spreads over but two
Indiana has the unlnoky number
/ thirteen. Both her senators were Dor
. in Ohio. Five members Of the pressr
congress- we've bern in England, eight /
, ireland, seven In Scotland, two
Germany. two in Bavaria. one In SwedeI
/ two In Norway and three In Canada.
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. OhiciaI Coed Sense.
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